Permafrost Slumps into the Sea on Qikiqtaruk -- Herschel Island, Yukon Territory (IMAGE)

University of Edinburgh

Permafrost Slumps into the Sea on Qikiqtaruk -- Herschel Island, Yukon Territory

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Scientists led by the University of Edinburgh used drone-mounted cameras to study erosion of permafrost coastline on Qikiqtaruk - Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, in the Canadian Arctic.

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Jeffrey Kerby

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